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Buddhism

Sanddog42

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6. Yes, simply kneeling is fine.

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 05:10 PM

Sep 2013

Prostrating oneself is a specific practice not everyone engages in.

Other simply sit (sitting meditation) on a cushion or a chair.

Some simply walk. (Walking meditation.)

If they start to nod off while sitting, they might stand up for a while and do a standing meditation.

At Spirit Rock retreat in CA there's a little shack near the entrance for what they light-heartedly refer to as "smoking meditation."

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I didn't know there was such a thing as a small-c catholic. Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #1

When I was there, the only other person was repeatedly prostrating herself - hedgehog Sep 2013 #4

Yes, simply kneeling is fine. Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #6

The secular definition of the word "catholic" is "universal" or "wide-ranging". Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #2

Pretty good definition - I attend Mass at an Episcopal Church, hedgehog Sep 2013 #3

Oh OK, I see. You've branched out. That's good. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #5